FARMINGTON — A local woman has been indicted on two counts of enhanced simple assault as well as resisting arrest after allegedly trying to bite a police officer and kicking the police chief while she was being questioned for reportedly walking in the middle of a local road while intoxicated in September.

Diane Batchelor, 34, of 73 Cross Street, has been indicted on allegations of kicking Police Chief Kevin Willey in the legs during an incident on Sept. 26 and closing her mouth down near the hand of Officer Ernest Orlando, which court documents say indicated she wished to bite him.

Foster's previously reported Batchelor was charged with assaulting police officers in August 2011 and biting Farmington Police Sgt. Michael McNeil in the leg, as well as Officer Dean Raizes in the arm, following reports of a domestic incident.

Willey said he was not badly injured in the September incident, noting he has been kicked far harder before. He said Orlando initially responded to the scene when police said a woman was walking in the center of Charles Street. The officer noted the woman was “highly intoxicated” and carrying an open container of beer, with another closed container in her purse.

Willey said the woman said the only way she would leave would be “the hard way,” and when she reached into her purse without disclosing what she was grabbing, Orlando attempted to handcuff her and a struggle ensued. When Orlando pulled Batchelor to the ground, she attempted to bite him, according to reports. When Willey arrived on scene, he said the two tried to move Batchelor to the police vehicle, where she flailed and hit the chief's legs.

Batchelor, according to Strafford County Superior Court documents, has been released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail with the stipulation she have no drugs or alcohol, possess any firearms or destructive devices, and report to probation.

A preliminary pretrial conference has been scheduled for Jan. 15, 2013.

An enhanced simple assault charge carries a two- to five-year sentence. Resisting arrest, a Class A misdemeanor, carries a maximum sentence of 12 months imprisonment with a $2,000 fine.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt; rather, it means a grand jury found sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.